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SAMPE Conference & Exhibition
Student Bridge Contest 

Innovate. Collaborate. Be recognized.

The student bridge contest allows students to design, build, and test a miniature structural bridge using various composite materials in accordance with a set of well defined rules. This is an international competition involving schools from around the globe. Students compete for monetary prizes and for the coveted SAMPE Student Bridge Champion trophy.

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The 2024 Bridge Contest will be held May 22, 2024 at the SAMPE 2024 Conference & Exhibition in Long Beach, CA. 

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The rules for this competition will be available in October.

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Objective

Design and build a composites bridge using an assortment of pultrusions, cores, fabrics and other materials supplied in kit form.

Benefits of Participation

  • Put your composites training into action

  • Represent your college or university 

  • Add your participation and potential win on your resume 

Requirements

  • This contest is open to students only

  • At least one team member must be a SAMPE member

  • Only one bridge entry is permitted per registration

  • Follow all SAMPE Student Bridge Contest Rules 

  • Students must print and bring their own posters 

  • All proposals to be sent to studentbridge@sampe.org

Sponsor or Donate

Give back to the student engineering community with a material or monetary donations. Donor participation is essential to the success of this event. A complete list of acceptable materials and sponsorship levels are detailed in the sponsor letter. 

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If your company would like to sponsor or donate, please contact Katia Tyra at katia@sampe.org.

SAMPE 2023 Overall Bridge Contest Winners

  • First Place - University of Washington

  • Second Place - University of Southern California

  • Third Place - UABC

2023 Winners for Categories A-H

Category
1ST PLACE
2ND PLACE
3RD PLACE
A
University of Washington
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Delaware
B
University of Tokyo
Montana Tech
University of Maryland
C
University of Washington
NA
NA
D
University of Washington
University of Southern Maine
UCLA
E
University of Maryland
University of Washington
NA
F
University of Washington
UCLA
Universidad de Autonoma Baja California (UABC)
G
University of Delaware
Old Dominion University
Edmonds College
H
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
University of Delaware

SAMPE 2023 Bridge Poster Winners

  • First Place - University of Tokyo for Category B

  • Second Place - University of Southern California for Category G

  • Third Place Tie - University of Washington for Category F

Thank you to our SAMPE Student Bridge Contest Sponsors!

Contest Sponsors

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